Removal of overtime pay of immigration officers led to the ‘pastillas’ scheme

The removal of the overtime pay among immigration officers years ago led some of them to resort to the “pastillas” bribery scheme in the airport, an immigration whistleblower said.

Senator Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality which held an inquiry on the issue, revealed earlier this week that Chinese nationals pay ₱10,000 “service fee”, rolled in a bond paper like the wrapping of the milk-based candy, to have a special treatment as they enter the country.

From the ₱10,000 paid by the Chinese nationals, only ₱2,000 goes to the immigration officers on the ground and the remaining P8,000 is split among the foreign tour operator, its partner in the country, and the syndicate running the corruption scheme in local airports. In a week, Chiong said that involved immigration officers assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 receive around ₱20,000 while those in Terminal 3 receive ₱8,000.

...ampotang alibi ninyo mga hijospopotamus...KATUWIRANG DUTERTi nation...

Ang daming palusot, mga corrupt lang talaga kayo.

KAILAN TINANGGAL ANG OT PAY NG MGA IYAN? NAKARANAS NA AKO NYAN, PASYAL LANG KAMI SA KATABING BANSA PERO HINARANG KAMI NUNG MAGSUSUOT NA ULIT NG SAPATOS- MAY KUNG ANONG GUSTONG GAWIN/SABHIN SAMIN NAKITA KASI NA VISA (WALA SI BATO) AT KAKAUWI LANG 😏

They did it deliberately. If it's really against their values, they wouldn't do it. Unreasonable justification.

the heck. wala ba sila ibang alam gawin at corruption lang solusyon nila sa no OT pay? pati yata utak corrupted.

Lame excuse.

Immigration Spokesperson Dana Sandoval tells CNN Philippines: 19 employees have been relieved from their posts due to the 'pastillas' scheme. They are under investigation

It's the lifestyle... Period!

Parte na talaga ang 'kurapsyon' pagdating sa lahat ng posisyon sa gobyerno, mapamataas man o mapamababa. Kahit mga paaralan ay hindi ligtas sa kurpasyon. Ang mga tao sa gobyerno ang problema, lalong-lalo na yung sistema. 🥰

Wow ha..

Was it the removal of overtime pay or the removal of decency and integrity that did it?

I guess that is as good an ex use or reason as any for a honest civil servant to become a corrupt civil servant. Works for some elected officials, why not for the lower ranks.

Lifestyle check for BI workers. ALL

Excuses

ituon sana ni duterte sa mga corrupt officials yung tapang nya at di sa mga kritiko nya. katulad na lang ni Sen Rissa, kundi dahil sa kanya tuloy ang ligaya sa BI. itigil sana ang harassment sa media katulad ng abs cbn, palayain si de lima. wag sa kritiko maging bully, yun kurap.

Ang gaganid Kasi.

Tlagang mga kawatan nman tlaga lahat na sa airport as Kawatan

Mga walanghiya lang talaga mga yan.

Ridiculoussss

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